The Anger Fallacy: Uncovering the Irrationality of the Angry MindsetA life without anger is attainable — if you understand The Anger Fallacy. Anger is everywhere — behind everything from road rage to wrap rage, domestic violence to international conflicts. People cling to their anger, as a tool of influence and a driver of revenge. But is anger really ever useful? And can we learn to overcome it? In this entertaining and ground-breaking book, two of Australia’s leading clinical psychologists take a radical approach to anger management, exploding the irrational beliefs that fuel this noxious and misunderstood emotion. Through numerous examples from popular culture and the consulting room, and with a sizable dose of humour, the authors show how to combat anger by substituting empathy and understanding for righteous angry judgments. Along the way, readers will learn a new way of viewing people and their actions that is at once powerful and serene. |
Contents
Anger is everywhere | 1 |
But anger gets results | 33 |
But anger motivates me | 63 |
But anger is part of my image | 99 |
The cognitive basis of anger | 115 |
What are really angry about? | 127 |
Get your facts straight | 143 |
The arbitrariness of shoulds | 155 |
Seeing the machine | 175 |
The empathy solution | 203 |
Getting past unfairness | 217 |
Recap and conclusion | 247 |